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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A northeast Indiana group that supports a high-speed rail connection between
Chicago and Columbus says a feasibility study shows that the service with stops in Fort Wayne and
Warsaw could create more than 26,000 full-time jobs.

The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne reports that the Maryland consulting firm Transportation
Economics & Management Systems Inc. estimates that $700 million of additional household income
would be generated each year across the 11-city corridor if the route, which is expected to cost
$1.6 billion, is built.

The $80,000 feasibility study was paid for with money raised by the Northeast Indiana Passenger
Rail Association. The proposed system would operate 12 trains each way per day.

The report envisions service at 110 mph or more, with express trains connecting Chicago and
Columbus in as little as three hours and 20 minutes.